Organ Literature

A set that provides invaluable information for finding organ pieces as well as an introduction to organs and organ music history.

Now in paperback! Cloth edition 0-8108-2964-9 originally published in 1995.

This classic method for beginners provides a brief history of the instrument, an explanation of organ construction, a discussion of the various stops and their management, a section devoted to practical study, and several pieces.

The pipe organ, an instrument whose origins date to ancient Greece, is prominent in the development of secular and church music, and its builders were as artistic as the composers like Bach, Pachelbel and Handel who played them. This book describes the mechanics, fabrication, and acoustics of all types of pipe organs. Although it is technical in nature, its design, descriptions, and language are directed to organ students, their teachers, and all persons who love the organ. The book covers the construction of several types of pipe organ, with chapters on actions, chests, pipe work, wind supply, electrical circuitry, mechanics, registration, organ placement, acoustics, and repairs.

One of Victorian America's most beloved and respected composers, Dudley Buck played a crucial role in the coming of age of American music following the Civil War. This volume of his most popular organ works is the first scholarly edition of these pieces. A conductor, organist, and teacher, Buck was the first American to write professional, accessible, and popular organ music, as well as a wealth of choral music, including anthems, cantatas, and partsongs. (See also MU 14 for a selection of these works.) N. Lee Orr's careful, authoritative edition presents Buck's two organ sonatas and four concert variations, introduced by an informative essay on Buck's life and the development of American organs and organ music.

This 1996 book describes the history of organs built in England from AD 900 to the present day.

Organ, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.

French romantic organist and composer Alexandre Guilmant wrote beautiful works for organ throughout his life. This collection, which consists of Books 1-6 of his "Pieces in Different Styles," contains 24 pieces, many for which Guilmant was well known, written primarily for church services. This volume is copied directly from the 3rd Edition of 1892, and contains a wealth of historical information, making it an essential part of the organist’s library. Titles: * Allegretto * Allegro * Amen (Deux) * Andante Con Moto * Cantilene Pastorale * Caprice * Communion No. 1 * Communion No. 2 * Epiphanie * Grand Choeur en Re * Invocation * Iste Confessor * Marche Religieuse * Marche Funebre * 1re. Meditation * 2de. Meditation * Melodie * Noels * Priere en Fa * Priere en Mi-flat * Quasimodo * Scherzo * Verset